María Teresa Vera Rojas

María Teresa Vera Rojas is an Associate Professor in the Department of Spanish, Modern, and Classical Languages at Universitat de les Illes Balears, specializing in Spanish and Latin American literature within the Spanish Language and Literature degree program. She is also a researcher at ADHUC (Research Center for Theory, Gender, and Sexuality) at the Universitat de Barcelona and serves as Chair of the Section on Venezuelan Studies of LASA (Latin American Studies Association).

• Education:
  • PhD in Cultural and Gender Studies, Universitat de Barcelona (2016)
  • PhD in Hispanic Studies, University of Houston (2007)
  • MA in Latin American Literature, Universidad Simón Bolívar (Caracas, Venezuela)
  • MA in Gender Studies, Universitat de Barcelona
  • Degree in Literature, Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (Caracas, Venezuela)

Her interdisciplinary research bridges gender and sexuality studies, queer theory, post/decolonial feminism, anti-racism, and cultural/literary analysis. She focuses on contemporary Hispanic Caribbean, Venezuelan, and Spanish literature, alongside early twentieth-century Latinx feminism in New York City. Current projects include:

• GRESEL-DH: Analyzing postcolonial debates in Spanish-language newspapers from Asia, Spain, and the Caribbean (2024–2027).
• GIMA: Investigating materiality and modernity in literary culture (1880s–1930s) (2023–2027).

She has edited volumes such as Feminismos antirracistas: relecturas para el siglo XXI (Icaria, 2024) and co-edited New Perspectives on Hispanic Caribbean Studies (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020). Her work appears in journals like Revista Iberoamericana and Bulletin of Latin American Research.

• Scientific Awards:
  • Victoria Urbano Award 2020 for 'Se conoce que usted es ‘Moderna’'

She teaches courses on Hispanic literature from the 18th century to avant-garde movements, as well as interdisciplinary topics in gender and cultural studies, across multiple degree programs including Spanish Language and Literature, Catalan Language and Literature, English Studies, History of Art, and Education.